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What’s the translation of “poner” Posted by on Sep 12, 2011

Poner means basically to put or to place: Pedro puso una manzana en la cesta. – Pedro put an apple in the basket. Tus bromas me ponen de mal humor. – Your jokes put me in a bad mood. It can also mean to turn something on (appliances, etc.): Pon la lavadora en marcha. –…

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Vocabulary: Work and Career (Part II) Posted by on Sep 9, 2011

Today we’re having a look at the second part of the vocabulary used at the workplace. It’s not a very comprehensive list but it’s going to tide you over for the moment, ok? Click here to read Part I. dar preaviso – to give notice Renunciar a un puesto sin dar preaviso es una actitud…

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“Libre”, de Nino Bravo. Posted by on Sep 8, 2011

Es curioso como en ocasiones pasamos toda una vida oyendo una canción, pero sin escucharla. Esto me ha ocurrido con “Libre”, de Nino Bravo. Hace pocos días descubrí la historia que se esconde tras la canción, y me gustaría compartirla con vosotros. Aunque en la letra no aparece el nombre, la canción habla de un…

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Spanish Lesson Advanced 21 El tiempo Posted by on Sep 7, 2011

Advanced level Spanish video lesson looking at lots of useful vocabulary and expressions related to describing the weather in Spanish El tiempo es algo de lo que hablando comúnmente en cualquier situación, con nuestra familia, amigos, con un vecino en el ascensor,… De ahí que sea algo importante para aprender. En nivel avanzado, supongo que…

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Verbs with two past participles Posted by on Sep 6, 2011

There are some verbs in Spanish that have two participles. The regular one (ending in -ado or -ido) forms los tiempos compuestos and the irregular one is often used as an adjective or an adverb. Let’s check out the most common ones: absorber (to absorb) – absorbido – absorto abstraer (to abstract) – abstraído – abstracto…

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Vocabulary: Work and Career (Part I) Posted by on Sep 1, 2011

Let’s check out some work and career related vocabulary in Spanish today. contratar / emplear – to hire Si la demanda se mantiene en alta, precisaremos contratar a un nuevo asistente. If demand keeps growing, we will need to hire a new assistant. En aquella empresa me emplearon por un año para realizar tareas contables…

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